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MEDIEVAL JAINISM : CULTURE AND ENVIRONMENT
Name of the professions Resultant environmental Adverse pathological prohibited by the Jainas pollution which serves effect on human body
as agent of disease
2
Coal
Livelihood from Charcoal (AngaraKarma) which includes
(a) Charcoal Burning A Coal
Pneumoconiosis! (non-collagenous)
(b) Use of Kilns (e.g.)
(i) Firing of Pottery B Free Silica
Nodular Pneumoconiosis
Argyria
(ii) Refining of silverB Minutę silver particles
in skin (c) Working in metals (e.g.) (i) Tin
Tin salts Contact with tin chlories
(ii) Copper
Copper salts
Copper dust
Cyanosia Heart Collapse Skin Burns Jaundice Heematuria Olliguria Albuminurias Metal fume fever Peripheral Neuritis Laryngits Bronchitis Dermatitis Eczeme Bronzed Diabetes Pigment Cirrhosis Haemochromatosis Anaemia Burtonian line Colic add Constipation Lead Palsy Encephalopathy Hypertension Nephritis
(ii) Lead
Lead dust and fumes
(Contd.)
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